B.J. Novak

Actor · Born 31 July 1979 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA · 11 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

8 of B.J. Novak’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 4 on Disney+, 3 on Viaplay, 2 on Netflix, 2 on Tele2 Play and 5 more services. Highest rated available: The Office (2005) ★ 9.0.

Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, author, and producer. He gained traction as a comedian during the early 2000s before becoming a field agent for the MTV reality prank show Punk'd (2003).

Novak had his breakout with a leading role as Ryan Howard on seasons 1–8 of the NBC mockumentary sitcom The Office (2005–2013). His acting, writing and producing for the show earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award, alongside five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.

In the late 2000s, Novak had supporting roles in the films Reign Over Me (2007) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). In the 2010s, he portrayed musician Robert B. Sherman in Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and Marvel Comics character Alistair Smythe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). He had a starring role as Harry J. Sonneborn in the biographical film The Founder (2016) and voiced Baker Smurf in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). In television, he had a recurring role as Lucas Pruit on the HBO series The Newsroom (2014).

In the 2020s, Novak made his film directorial debut with Vengeance (2022), which he also produced and starred in. He created and wrote the FX on Hulu anthology series The Premise (2021). In addition to his film and television career, Novak authored the books One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories (2014) and The Book with No Pictures (2014).

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Acting

• The Office (2005)
• The Mindy Project (2012)
• The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
• Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• The Newsroom (2012)
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
• The Founder (2016)
• Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Writing

• The Office (2005)

As self

• Punk'd (2003)
• Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor (2014)

Not streaming in Sweden right now

• Vengeance (2022)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
• Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
• Conan (2010)
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
• The View (1997)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009)
• The Premise (2021)
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)